The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-16
PINCHING The WOMEN
OF NEW ORLEANS IN STREET
CARS
A Very Dangerous Busin'S-Yet 1t
Was Indulged by a Crazy Ep-
glishm IN, Who Has Fled.

NEW ORLEANS, La, January Is
For some four weeks past the temi-
nine world OF New Orleans has been
terrorized by strange man styled
The Piucher," who recently made
his appearance here. He was first
noticsd few days before Chr s.mss.
During the holidays Canal, the chiei
retail street Of the city, is always
crowded, mRinly with women shop.
ping. While in front Of one Of the
stores whers the crowd was denseet
you0g lady felt some one pinch her so
severely on the leg that she could with
fficulty avoid crying out. she looked
around to ste tall man, his lace
turned away from her, allowing his
way rapidly through the tbrong. The
next day several young aides were
similarly pinched. Most OF them
kept quiet about the mstter de-
string to avoid scene, and be-
irviug that they might nave been
mistaken about the identity Of the
piEchef. The thing kept up for a
week without being made public, and
several hundred young women were
punched. They had kept Il TO them
selves, but finally condolences were
exchanged and arms and legs ex-
hibited, and then II came out that tue
piucher had been carrying on the
business regularly and systematically,
and had 80 far succeeded in avoiding
exposure. His operations had been
con6oed mainly TO Canal and Royal
streets and to the matlne,e, where
crowds we're dense and man W re- few.
| He would walk rapidly through the
crowd, catching SEINE women by the
arm or leg as he did 30, aud pinch
her. 1t YVES something worse than
pinch; rather a clutch of the hand, in
which all the q gers were used ;snd The
result was a serious wound. When
these facts were made known there
Wes iateDse indignation. The States
ard several other city papers called
attention to the affair, and published
the foI blowing description OF the pinch
ar: "Tall, with large nose, on the
hawk bill order; dark eyes; large
black or dark brcwn moustaChe (;
drefses well and wears ahigh silk hat 7;
rather Jewish in appearance; would
| JuuRt ulu " NC bilhukCt Al tbC wy ,
age, apparently, between thirty'hve
and for y" Aud the proposition was
made thst, If caught, the pitcher
should be promptly taTred and fta h
cred. 4 not treated to some worse
! punishment. The public, ton, how
ever, had the desired efie,t, Tor tho
pincher grew alarmed, and has not
tiuce been seen on the street, and
leaves behind him only number Of
black and blue spots. An investiga.
ton has disclosed tho fact that this
morbid admirer OF pinching was an
Euglishman of good family and OF
sams wealth and complete stranger
here. He came to the city three
weeks ago and veitissd for board
ard r the initials VI. T.. Hs got the
desired board, but refused TO give hs
landlady his name, saying that M. f.
was good enough for him. He was n
quiet bosrder, gave no trouble, sp ke
to No one and spent moot OF the day
on the street. After the publication
OF the description OF h IN NJ. II be-
came frightened, 80 his landlady de.
clares, and remained Gle sely confined
to his room, refu ing to leave 1t for
any purpose. Yesterday ne left New
OIleans for the North.